Fence-post.



No. 801,713. PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905.- A. A. BUTTON.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE13, 190a.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed June 13,1903. Serial No. 161,386.

To rtZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALMON A. Du'r'row, a citizen of the United States. residing in the township of Pleasantgrove, county of Olmsted, and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in fenceposts, the object being to provide a cheap and durable post to which wires, either barbed, single, or twisted from several strands, can be easily and quickly attached; and a further object is to provide means for tightening said wires and holding them in position.

My invention consists of an angled plate, preferably of steel, said plate being notched along its vertical edges, the notches being adapted to receive wires, the wires forming one side of a triangle, the angled plate forming the remaining sides of the triangle, and wedges adapted to be driven between the wires and the plate, the plate constituting the post and the wedges the locking and tightening means.

My invention consists also in the novel features of construction and combination of parts described hereinafter, particularly pointed out in the claim, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a post in position and carrying four wires. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the post, illustrating the manner of locking the wires in place. Fig. 3 is a front view of a portion of the post, the wires being removed. Fig. 4L is a detail rear view illustrating a conical-shaped wedge for holding the wire in place. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a similar section on the line 6 6 of Fig. &. Fig. T is a detail perspective view showing an angled wedge. Fig. 8 is a similar view showing one of the conical wedges.

In the construction of a post embodyingmy improvements I employ a metallic angled plate A, triangular in cross-section, which serves as the post, and each vertical edge of this post has a plurality of rectangular L- shaped notches A formed therein, each of said notched portions extending inwardly in ahorizontal plane from an edge of the post, thence vertically downward, and finally outwardly toward the edge of the post, whereby an inwardly-projecting shoulder A is formed.

The wedges B are angled and triangular in cross-section, each side B decreasing in width toward the lower end of the wedge. After the posts have been placed in position the wires C are slipped into the notches A above the shoulders A. and carried around over said shoulders, so as to rest under the shoulders, as clearly shown in the drawings. The wedge is then inserted between the post, fitting in the angle of same and the wire, and driven downward, forcing the wire into that portion of the notch lying below the shoulder This looks the wire in position, as it cannot work over the shoulder while the wedge is in place. By driving the wedge still tighter the edges of same force the wire into the position shown in Fig. 5, taking up any slight slack in the wire and stretching'same. It will be noted especially that a wedge of this shape causes an angular bend in the wire at the points marked D in Fig. 5, thus preventing longitudinal slipping or creeping of the wire, and for this reason with a smooth non-barbed wire this would be the preferred form of wedge.

In Figs. 4:, 6, and 8 I have shown a wedge E in the shape of a truncated cone, which is also very effective and easy to drive into position.

It is obvious that minor changes can be made in the shape of the wedges and notches without departing from my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A device of the kind described comprising a longitudinally-angled plate notched in the same horizontal plane along each side edge each notch extending inwardly in a horizontal plane thence downwardly in a vertical direction and outwardly forming an inwardly horizontally projecting shoulder, and longitudinally-bent plates adapted to lit within the angled plate lirst mentioned and cover the inner ends of the shoulders and the vertical portions of the notches, as and for the purpose set forth.

ALMON A. DUTTON. \Vitnesses:

I. IV. RUSSELL, Fan!) ROBBINS. 

